The flight to
California was long and Olivia hadn't slept in two days, Eli was
taking up all her time but she didn't mind, looking over at him
sleeping while holding on to her index finger, she smiled and ruffles
his hair. Closing her eyes she drifted off to sleep, Olivia was
awoken by Eli frantically pulling her finger. "Mommy, mommy, it
talks" he said referring to voice on the air hostess.
"Baby,
you're awake" she said rubbing her eyes and giving him her full
attention.
"Mommy what is that?" he asked making a
face. Olivia smiled at him and replied.
"That the voice of
that pretty lady right there, she says we are landing so we should
sit and put on our seat-belts" Olivia said fixing his seat-belt.
Eli smiled up at Olivia and held onto her as the plane started to
descend.
The hotel room was well furnished and just what she
needed after the long flight, running the bath water, she went to the
room and started to unpack, this was going to be their home for the
next six weeks.
Olivia bathed, fed and put Eli to sleep then she
called home. The phone rang two before Kathleen picked it.
"Hello"
"Hi Kath, how's it going?" Olivia asked while
going under the covers.
"Everything is fine, how is the
little twerp?" she asked laughing at something Dickie
did.
"He's sleeping, what's so funny?" she asked resting
her head against the pillows.
"It's Dickie, he has his
girlfriend over and they are arguing" Kathleen
replied.
"Tell him hi, how's Liz?"
"Liz
is fine she doing home work."
"Okay tell her I
said hi and here's the hotel number 456-8932. Is El there"
"Yea
he just stepped in. Dad! Liv's on the phone!" Kath
screamed. Elliot picked up the receiver in his room.
"Hey
Liv, how's my boy doing?" Elliot asked sitting on the
bed pulling off his shoes.
"He's fine he sleeping though, I
was calling you when we landed, why didn't you answer?" Olivia
asked.
"Sorry, I was having lunch and the phone was on
vibrate" Elliot said with a smile in his voice.
"Okay,
well I just wanted you to know that we got in safe, I'm dead beat so
I'll talk with you tomorrow, and do me a favor don't wreck the house"
"Ok I won't kiss the boy for me, talk with you
tomorrow Liv" he said and there phone
conversation ended.
14 hours later
The knocking on the
door awoke Elliot. It was Sunday his day off and he wasn't in the
mood to be up early. "Dad! Get up you got a visitor."
Maureen said while walking back to the kitchen. Dragging on a shirt
Elliot realized it was already 2:30 in the afternoon. Stepping into
his bathroom he brushed his teeth and washed his face. Picking up his
cell-phone from beneath his pillow he turned it on. Finally he walked
out the meet the day, but he hadn't expected to see Mark or
Victoria.
"Hey." Victoria said as Elliot walked into the
dinning area.
"Hi, what's up?" Elliot asked, not sure
what to say, as he took his chair which was situated next to
her.
"I'm fine" she responded enjoying the meal Maureen
had prepared.
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Olivia fed Eli his
dinner and they played together a game of hide and seek. Eli was
laughing and for a moment she forgot that he wasn't well. "Mommy!"
he screamed running to her as he found her behind the counter.
"Yea
you found me." she said and scooped him into her arms. "Okay
so want to go for a walk?" she asked setting him on his feet.
"No, I wish Daddy was here" he said climbing into
Olivia lap as she lay on the couch.
"Yea, you want me to call
him then you could talk with" she said already reaching phone.
Eli nodded his response and started running little fingers through
her hair.
The phone rang without answer and she dialed again but
without success. "Hey baby they aren't home, want to go get some
ice-cream?" she asked noticing the sadness that touched his
eyes.
"No can't we just watch cartoon?" he asked
holding onto her hand.
"Ok sure," she replied. Turning
on the television set and trying to find cartoon network.
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Elliot hadn't laughed
that much since Kathy's death and as he walked Victoria to her door,
he wondered what Olivia would think?
"We should do this
agian, I enjoyed myself." Victoria said and peck him on the
cheek. Elliot smiled he liked that she was so forward plus, didn;t
Olivia say that he should move on.
"I would love that, how
about tomorrow at eight?" Elliot asked. She smiled and her eyes
gave her answer and she slipped inside.
Elliot reached home with a
smile on his lips and he laid on his beds and was drifting off to
sleep when the rang. "Hello"
"Elliot is
everything alright I've been worried sick?" Olivia
confessed when he answered.
"Everything is fine, I just went
out. Is eveything alright with Eli?" he asked.
"He
wanted to talk to you and I called but you weren't there"
Olviia said yawning.
"I will call you before I leave for work
in the morning" Elliot said
"El, I get the feeling
something has changed, what's going on are the kids alright?"
Olivia asked concerned about her friend.
"No, how are you?"
he asked.
"I'm fine just tired Eli and I played hide
and seek. He's great at it. But he really misses you. I'm wondering
how the next weeks are going to go. When are you coming?" she
asked not willing to confess that she missed him too.
"The
25th of June that's two days before the surgery" Elliot
said.
"Okay night El keep safe and tell the guys hi for
me"
"Ok night girl, be good" Elliot said
and hung up the reciever.